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Will Harry get back to basics?
LordDresden2:
--- Quote from: groinkick on February 25, 2018, 07:53:09 PM ---In the early books Harry had his lab, potions, magical gear.... Then after Changes where he lost everything. Ghost Story he was a ghost, Cold Days he was living with Mab, and in Skin Game he'd been on the Island. Now he will be back in Chicago, have a home, and money. So do you think he will get back to the basics? Maybe a shield bracelet, blasting rod, some kinetic rings? Some other cool toys? I freaking hope so! What say you? Do you think he will? If he does what do you hope to see him running around with?
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Depends on what you mean by 'basics'.
Will some versions of his old favorite tools (probably upgraded ones) reappear? I wouldn't be surprised.
Will things ever be the way they were before? No, I don't think so. That was the whole point of the book Changes. I don't think the Harry we knew in the old days will be back, it wouldn't make any sense.
Harry is entering bigger leagues now. He may well have a lab again someday, but probably not like the old one. He might make a potion now and again, but more likely we'll just see the potions already made and ready to go...when he's not using something heavier duty.
khadgar4606:
--- Quote from: LordDresden2 on February 26, 2018, 06:02:42 AM ---Depends on what you mean by 'basics'.
Will some versions of his old favorite tools (probably upgraded ones) reappear? I wouldn't be surprised.
Will things ever be the way they were before? No, I don't think so. That was the whole point of the book Changes. I don't think the Harry we knew in the old days will be back, it wouldn't make any sense.
Harry is entering bigger leagues now. He may well have a lab again someday, but probably not like the old one. He might make a potion now and again, but more likely we'll just see the potions already made and ready to go...when he's not using something heavier duty.
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or he might build paranet papers R&D division and get toys from there
Kindler:
--- Quote from: groinkick on February 25, 2018, 07:53:09 PM ---In the early books Harry had his lab, potions, magical gear.... Then after Changes where he lost everything. Ghost Story he was a ghost, Cold Days he was living with Mab, and in Skin Game he'd been on the Island. Now he will be back in Chicago, have a home, and money. So do you think he will get back to the basics? Maybe a shield bracelet, blasting rod, some kinetic rings? Some other cool toys? I freaking hope so! What say you? Do you think he will? If he does what do you hope to see him running around with?
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I doubt we'll see the rings, because of what he did with his staff. I don't see Jim adding rings to that. I've always wondered what would happen if Harry hooked those kinetic energy rings to a bigger reservoir, and re-purposed it for something else, like his shield bracelet. Or hell, figured out some way to convert the energy stopped by his shield bracelet to charge something else. Stopping a hail of gunfire is pretty cool on its own, but imagine if Harry then fired back all that energy in one shot.
I don't think it's possible with his old bracelet, because of the way it worked; he met energy with energy, and it would have to be a net loss. But if he has a new bracelet that functions differently, it might be possible.
I've also frequently wondered why he doesn't enchant his shoes in a way similar to the rings. All of his (considerable) weight is brought down on a relatively small area, way more than swinging his hands, so he could potentially fill some kind of kinetic reservoir much faster, and with the added real estate of his shoes versus the rings, that reservoir could be significantly larger. Not sure what he'd do with it, though. Maybe he'd be able to double-jump :). Or maybe he could convert that kinetic energy into something else, like maybe that bear belt buckle he used way back when.
Since his ear is pierced, how about an earring of some kind? Or maybe enchanting his Winchester? I've always wanted to see guns get some magic love.
As far as old stuff, he needs a blasting rod again, and definitely a shield bracelet, no question.
RobReece:
back to my original reply, do I think he'll rebuild a lab and his toys, yes, but I don't think he's going to have much by the time PT starts. His staff and bonnie's skull are wood, that he could do with out much in the way of tools on the island, he had lots and lots of time for those. But rebuilding a lab anywhere and the tools he'll need to make a new ring or bracelet is going to take time. He has the money, but I don't know if he'll have enough time to pump those out. Now if he buys something to work with from the svartelves... all bets are off.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: Kindler on February 26, 2018, 03:16:40 PM ---I doubt we'll see the rings, because of what he did with his staff.
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What does the staff have anything to do with rings? The rings were easily concealed, surprise weapons. The staff is the equivalent of a rocket launcher that everyone will notice.
--- Quote ---I don't think it's possible with his old bracelet, because of the way it worked; he met energy with energy, and it would have to be a net loss. But if he has a new bracelet that functions differently, it might be possible.
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I have no idea what you're talking about. What has changed that would make his old shield bracelet useless? It can block all kinds of things like spells, bullets, fire.... Sounds like a pretty handy device when facing danger if you ask me. Harry has had at least 2 in the story. The first prove to be useless against extreme heat, which cost him severely. He learned from it an made an even superior bracelet. If he created a new one it would be built with an even greater appreciation for the dangers out there.
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